Nature Communications (May 2019)

Small intestinal microbial dysbiosis underlies symptoms associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders

  • George B. Saffouri,
  • Robin R. Shields-Cutler,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Yi Yang,
  • Heather R. Lekatz,
  • Vanessa L. Hale,
  • Janice M. Cho,
  • Eric J. Battaglioli,
  • Yogesh Bhattarai,
  • Kevin J. Thompson,
  • Krishna K. Kalari,
  • Gaurav Behera,
  • Jonathan C. Berry,
  • Stephanie A. Peters,
  • Robin Patel,
  • Audrey N. Schuetz,
  • Jeremiah J. Faith,
  • Michael Camilleri,
  • Justin L. Sonnenburg,
  • Gianrico Farrugia,
  • Jonathan R. Swann,
  • Madhusudan Grover,
  • Dan Knights,
  • Purna C. Kashyap

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09964-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Here, the authors show that SIBO may be a result of dietary preferences, and patient symptoms correlate with changes in small intestinal microbial composition but not with SIBO.